New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
REBELLION IN IRELAND.
The PLAN OF CAMPAIGN PIrrED AGAINST
ENGLISH LAW.
Mr.. PONsONBY's ESTATE THE CHOSEN BAIL"
aRoUNp-cHARGEs AGAINST THE BANKRUPTCY
corpr-ruE BIUE BOOK AND COERCION.

Mr.. PONsONBY's ESTATE THE CHOSEN BAIL"
aRoUNp-cHARGEs AGAINST THE BANKRUPTCY
CoURT-THE BLUE BOOK AND CoERCioN'
BY CABLE THE TRIBUNE
copvrioht, 1887; North american cable Ners Co.
I.oNpON March 13.-The state OF things whicn
Aas been worked up on the Ponsonoy estate III
County Cork has little short of the character Oh III
,psurrection, and the same may be SAID OF lne
estates of Mr.. OCaaghan at Badyke. Oh L'ru
Cork at Dmgle of Lord Canricarde at Woooforu'
and several other properties In the south anu "o'o
of Ireland In the town Of Yougnal where 10"
days ago the police in a savage charge ia" Souns
fisherman through the body with Dayohe'' eAo''0-
ment for the past couple of weeks mas gee" uu-
precedented Youghal is the centre OF the Ponsonpy
s,o,a and the Ponsonby estate was one of the
6rst in Ireland ON which the tenants adopted the
Plan of Campaign. Tho landlords of County Cork
have resolved to make this estate their battle
ground against the Plan. Afraid to hight theT
tenants on their own properties, they are
making Mr. POnsOnby, who IS an aDsentee'
their catspaw. and have promised to back MIN up
with their subscriptions They have Deen using
the Bankruptcy Court for the purpose OF STRIVING
10 ge. at the funded rents. and the bankruptcy
Court whose presiding judge, Judge Boyd' Is "
landlord partisan, has been lending itself 10 their
purpose IN manner shameless even 1or an Aii'n
Court. 1t has transformed itself into Star Cham
whom. by bullying and casting into jail IL their
nm, RS are not satisfactory it endeavors to extort
contes,ons as to who are the tenants trustees un-
der the Plan and how the rents have been FUNDED.
The trouble on the Ponsonby estate has been
caused by attempted arrests of several tenants py
messengers Of the Bankruptcy Court, and the ex-
citement eliminated when II was known that writs
were out for the arrest of the parish priest
of Youghal Father Keller, and neighboring par
ish priest, Father Murphy. Father Keliers bishop
a prelate of moderate politics. Immediately wrote
to him approving of his attitude. denouncins the
outrage Of attempting to make priest SPY upon
his flock, and reminding him that ooedience 10 'ne
dictates of Justice was higher duty than obedl-
epcs To an unjust law. The people Of Youghal have
staved m night and day since, guarding their pas
tors house. aud the arrest has not yet been ei-
footed. .., .ouo, ,,aon,o and
killed the Young fisherman, HanOn. were stoned
and driven into their barracks The scenes az @ tno
funeral OF Hanlon ana the i19aess, b ,snsraiop Of
the people. and 1t will take al the eAer.ohhS Ia
their leader to keep them in check II Is pr9Daede
1is 1hs' to a'6sl pablin Asa and surrender himself
TO the Court in the hope of restoring quiet
Thus the Government by every aeSiGe ; ~ Ura' 70
exasperate the people Whenever there Is publ. puoiic
meeting called. for whatever purpose they Instant
ly proclaim it. and the people have to make use Cd
speeches of their leaders Their Coercion BILL for
which they are In this manner working up case.
is as have authority for saying to aim chiefly at
the destruction of trial by jury, without having the
honesty to abolish 1t altogether. 1t will seek to
increase the arbitrary powers of the landiords ana
magistratcs so that they can sentence Nanonailsts
to SIX months hard labor for intimidation or boy;
cotting aud as If jures cannot be packed wen
enough now, it will propose legislative machinery
for double packing them. A..
Ii does not seem to at all likely. however, tnn'
the Government will ever get their Coercion OIL
The publication of General Bullers evidence OF
which ! was able to send you summary on On
Wednesday, has caused an immense sensation In
England. and that, taken together with other cyl
dence in the same Blue Book, really cuts the
Uronnd Cor coercion from under their feet. For ex-
ample. the police inspector for the most dis
tnrbed district in Kerry declares that the Natlonai
League is the foe of crime ana out;
rage. ard that most OF the "moonlign.d,hg
ia done by common robbers or is inspired py
private spite; and one of the chief land Judges IN
Ireland. John George Mccarthy. says The League
has protected the tenants against shocking Iack cS
renting and intimidation on the part OF the land
Lords and has been great engine for securing the
inst working of the Land act. lhese are only sam
MES of numerous confessions of their own witnesses
which will stare the Government In the face when
they ask Parliament for a Coercion act IN
'-'' "'N I. 2. Gill. NJ. p.